Oh the great Mont-Royal, standing tall over the beautiful city of Montreal.
The views atop is breath-taking. There are several vista points with great views, and you can find the usual crowd of tourists there. If you're feeling adventurous, there are also many little corners and paths, each with its own character and beauty.
The suggested way to get up to the top is hiking or running. Mont-Royal has one of the best running paths I've ever been on, and you'll see your fair share of runners on any given day. If for whatever reason you can't hike or run up, there's also a road (and bus) in the back that you can use to drive up to the vista points.
If you're lucky enough to be in Montreal throughout the seasons, you'll be able to catch the astonishing annual lifecycle of the mountain from here - from the budding greens of spring, to the overflowing life in summer, to the fiery leafs of fall, to the snowy calm of winter. Astonishing.